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> [When I want to tackle a story or a subject, I always ask myself three questions: Is it important to talk about that? Will it interest other people than just me? Can I live with that for three or four…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/when-i-want-to-tackle-a-story-or-a-subject-i-always-ask-myself-three/)

[Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/)

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## More by Philippe Falardeau

> [For sure, and we haven't found it yet. I understand why we have come to a time and place where we cannot touch the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/for-sure-and-we-haven-t-found-it-yet-i-understand-why-we-have-come-to/)

[Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/)

> [In Canada, I've had success raising money. I think I was fortunate enough. But today, I would have to write a very, very bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/in-canada-i-ve-had-success-raising-money-i-think-i-was-fortunate/)

[Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/)

> [My film is actually very critical of the level of French we're using back home. To have an immigrant from an ancient French colony…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/my-film-is-actually-very-critical-of-the-level-of-french-we-re-using/)

[Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/)

> [I'm writing a political comedy that takes place in Canada in Quebec. It's funny. Saying political comedy is a little redundant but it's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/i-m-writing-a-political-comedy-that-takes-place-in-canada-in-quebec/)

[Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/)

> [My film is in French. It's not something folkloric. It's who we are. There's this tension about immigrants coming in. Will they learn French?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/my-film-is-in-french-it-s-not-something-folkloric-it-s-who-we-are/)

[Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/)

> [We have a conservative government that only thinks in terms of efficiency. They are spending a lot of money on military expenses and less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/we-have-a-conservative-government-that-only-thinks-in-terms-of/)

[Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/)

> [That's grossing money for other people that has a multiplying factor, but the government doesn't see that. It doesn't see that making a film…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/that-s-grossing-money-for-other-people-that-has-a-multiplying-factor/)

[Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/)

> [I studied political science and international relations and had the intention of becoming a journalist or work in foreign affairs. I had no intention…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/i-studied-political-science-and-international-relations-and-had-the/)

[Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/)

> [When I want to tackle a story or a subject, I always ask myself three questions: Is it important to talk about that? Will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/when-i-want-to-tackle-a-story-or-a-subject-i-always-ask-myself-three/)

[Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/)

> [It's like a laboratory, a micro-society of real life, so it didn't look odd to talk about bureaucracy. In the school, in the class,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/it-s-like-a-laboratory-a-micro-society-of-real-life-so-it-didn-t-look/)

[Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/)

> [We get through life and this is part of the education process also. In real life, we meet bad bosses and good bosses and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/we-get-through-life-and-this-is-part-of-the-education-process-also-in/)

[Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/)

> [I work, play and do everything in French.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/i-work-play-and-do-everything-in-french/)

[Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/)

> [If you're writing a screenplay from scratch, it involves a lot of creation. In this play, I had a strong main character and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/if-you-re-writing-a-screenplay-from-scratch-it-involves-a-lot-of/)

[Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/)

> [In Quebec, we're less inhibited artistically, culturally, politically. We're less focused on box office and comparing our films to the American films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/in-quebec-we-re-less-inhibited-artistically-culturally-politically-we/)

[Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/)

> [In the province of Quebec where I come from, we speak French and the only cosmopolitan city is Montreal. Every time we tackle the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/in-the-province-of-quebec-where-i-come-from-we-speak-french-and-the/)

[Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/)

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